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State Contract and Payment Actions in August
In August the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1149 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $564 billion and approved more than 166 million payments worth more than $123 billion
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-contract-and-payment-actions-augustNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Force Drives New York State’s Unemployment Rate Below 10% New York State’s unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 percent … September, marking the first time the rate has been below 10 percent since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The … programs during the week ending October 3, more than 10 percent of the nationwide total, according to U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-october-28-2020State Comptroller DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Harris Designate New Banking Development District To Support Community Banking in South Bronx
… a BDD branch is positive and exciting. As a small business owner, I am aware how this will provide more efficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-department-financial-services-superintendent-harris-designate-newDiNapoli: Audits Recommend Fixes to Affordable Housing Programs
… also released his fourth affordable housing audit. The latest audit found that the state’s Office of Rent … still waiting to be assigned. Auditors found a tenant in Brooklyn who complained they were being overcharged for rent … for the period the tenant lived without services. A Brooklyn tenant complained of bedbugs at their building on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audits-recommend-fixes-affordable-housing-programsNY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities and Their Families Cover Costs
… (D-Rockland/Westchester) and Assemblywoman Gunther (D, I, WF-Forestburgh). "Millions of individuals with … difference in the lives of people with disabilities. Thank you to Comptroller DiNapoli for managing this program that … and attainable for those who need it most. Thank you to Tom DiNapoli and the Office of the State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/ny-able-program-helps-new-yorkers-disabilities-and-their-families-cover-costsNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Doubles Low Emissions Index Investment to $4 Billion
… reduces holdings in the worst carbon emitters and shifts investments to lower emitting corporations. The increased … raises the current value of the Fund's sustainable investments to more than $7 billion. "We've successfully … of Environmental Advocates of New York . "Through these investments, the pension fund encourages innovation and moves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-doubles-low-emissions-index-investment-4-billion“Nation’s Report Card” Underscores New York’s Need for Academic Recovery
… The COVID-19 pandemic hit New York earlier than most states and forced New York’s schools … shifting to remote learning formats. Recent national data show student performance dropped significantly in 2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/nations-report-card-underscores-new-yorks-need-academic-recoveryModel Code of Ethics for Local Governments - Frequently Asked Questions
… professional service contracts, approving claims for payment, and many hiring and disciplinary decisions. Must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/model-code-ethics-local-governments-frequently-asked-questionsState Fiscal Year 2022-23 Enacted Budget Analysis
… Section 112, and PAL Section 2879-a. The Enacted Budget did not include any provisions to rectify these actions, and … new provisions included in various Article VII bills that did not include appropriations, but which include language …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/state-fiscal-year-2022-23-enacted-budget-analysisDiNapoli: MTA'S Homeless Outreach Program Didn't Do Much Outreach
… was only doing a fraction of the work it is required to do under its contract. The MTA officials told auditors they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-mtas-homeless-outreach-program-didnt-do-much-outreachSelected Aspects of Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Tolls and Fees
… of 2017, the amount of fees assessed will substantially increase, and a more formal analysis of such options should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/14/selected-aspects-collection-bridge-and-tunnel-tolls-and-feesApproved State Contracts and Payments
… 210th Street in the Bronx, a former Office of Children and Family Services residential center. Department of Health … Rehabilitation Center Fund Inc. Office of Children and Family Services $870,000 to Orphan Foundation of America for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/1018/01/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Charges Against Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas
… by Executive Attorney General Margaret Garnett. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-charges-against-mount-vernon-mayor-richardOpinion 91-29
… 546 NYS2d 61, pertaining to strict liability for loss of funds by public officers). An action may be brought, however, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-29Opinion 2003-4
… from towns' express authority to establish "publicity funds" for, among other purposes, "promot[ing] the general, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-4State Agencies Bulletin No. 333
… pay. Similarly, there is no recalculation upon receipt of new military orders. Agency Procedures Reporting Training … by OSC based on the information supplied. OSC Actions A new earn code TSP (Training Stipend Payment) has been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/333-training-leave-reduced-pay-military-leave-unrelated-events-september-11Opinion 89-65
… prepare, authorize or approve the contract or approve payments thereunder; (b) audit bills or claims under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65Monitoring of Air Quality (Facility Permits and Registrations)
… Department ultimately denied the renewal as the facility’s increase in greenhouse gas emissions did not align with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/20/monitoring-air-quality-facility-permits-and-registrationsState Contract and Payment Actions in December
… related to the implementation of the Hudson River Estuary Management Plan. $1.7 million with The Student Conservation … with Cerner State and Local Services Inc. for billing system modernization. Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic … Gaming Commission $2.5 million for a tribal-state compact payment to the City of Salamanca. Office of General Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… its contract extension, the population count is 2,178, an increase of 18 percent over 2013. Questionable Placement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-population